Samurai Armor

can you make a sword stick threw your chest or your head

you got to tell me how you made the holes for the string, what string did you use any way? (email me!!)

i guess i did not realize when you said the project will take a while you realy ment it. i was so exited t make it, it only took me 4 hours to make the samurai armor!

i love samurias,i tried doing what you did but it turned out mest up. looking like yours, when i pooked the holes for the strings to go through it bent the armor!! also i only paid 9 dollors for the poster board

did bryan hit himself but awesome

Amazing. Inspired me to make my gold set. I'd shot it but I have no idea how to

i think theyre called vambraces, not gauntlets. nice vid though, thanks!

what about the helmet

WHERE IS THE BLOOD IN THE TEST VIDEO

You should feature your sister on the show sometime.

Erik make clone trooper armor out of cardboard for $20. Please!!!!

Didn't you use that quick tip before? Oh, and could you make a samurai helmet to match?

you can make storm trooper armor

nice but its hara-kiri not shepaku o and it would be cool to make a duke nuke outfit foe 45 bucks

lol is that Justin in the threadbanger commercial?? His hair is so long!

could u send me the templates for the size's.Plz.

samurai eric is better the chuc norris

I bet If you make some painting and little details on the armor it will look awesome. I'll try that out

This is awsum! haha 1:40 is so racist! joke

im fixin to start that armor and was needing some help on what foam core board you used the memory one of non memory one if you could get back to me id really appericate it.

Awesome. Anyone has the full instruction for it?

im doing a art project on japan and im making a samuria mask (mempo) along with a helmet. its a big ask but if you could give a few tips, and some very wise words on the duct tape :P

was that justin in the threadbanger ad?

anyone know where to find the build plans???

Thanks for the episode.It has truly ispired me the make my own armor set.

I thin you make a bullet proof vest for your nest show

Hahahah! Lol I must commit sepiku! Chink!

lol that was khilarious when u said shing!!!!

Chink? What the?

HAHA!!!! oh man "They are all perfect" I take it that's from the last samurai

this was the coolest episode in my eyes. I may alredy know how to make this armor but Samurai rock. I like its reapearence in the ninja episode.

great episode, the action scene was really cool. lol like the whole sound affects when you were commiting suicide, nice work.

hey this is amazing, i was wondering if you could type up or video tape a step-by-step version, for us of the artistically challenged

The final product looks awesome, but without the building plans (especially on a really complex/time-consuming project like this) it's kinda hard to emulate... Not particularly sure where one would drill the holes in which pieces, or how you chose to put the thread through them. ^^;

Buy a safari hat. Then, buy a tin/brass garden urn (@ $16.) from pottery barn that is convex at the top (flairs out). Saw off the top half of urn. Pull open a little (bend wider to fit your hat) Then grind down the edges or sand carefully (wearing gloves), cover sharp edges with duct tape for safety reason). Then insert into the bottom of your safari hat. Use 2-ton epoxy glue to attach to safari hat interior. Then find a lamp shade finial (looks like a fancy point), glue to top of hat with epoxy glue. When all is dry, spray paint with gold paint. Looks great!

Where are the full plans

What are the dimensions of the armor? I'm going to try to make one out of plastic trash cans so I want to know how many I may have to buy.

i need somthing cool that wil impress my freinds under $10 if you could

i whant to make a small space ship and whanted it to spark to replicatt explosions willow502

iam going to be doing a scene and i whant to know how to make a small city and then destroy it

There is nothing i love more than to make movies... Yet i suck at editing and effects. What's worse is im broke. But ive been amazed at all the things i could scrap up because of your videos:)

i am trying to make a ninja movie and am having trouble making cool looking and strong swords and throwing stars for as cheap as possible

awesome ideas of making cool things!!!

Hey guys, we here at ET Entertainment love all the tips!! Check us out on the web! http://www.et-films.net http://www.et-films.net http://www.et-films.net

ever thinking of making an animal friendly project no leather..?

wow im retarded! i forgot the "m" in samurai

what about the bitchin saurai helmet!?!?!?!?

hey u used our movie nice!

can you make a blue print like you did with the rain maker for the site?

Ooh, I really like this armor. You're lookin pretty good, there, Erik.

A good idea for a samurai-ish helmet is just the back part of a darth vader helmet.

hey man i made some armor with my freind and it turned out a little boxy can u give me someone give me some tips on how to make it a little less boxy???

Fake swords out of what? Plastic, metal, and wood are apparently all out of the question for you, so what else is there?

Bullshit, you make fake swords! Is that so hard to understand?

"Using metal swords no matter how dull are going to hurt like hell if it hits someone, the plastic ones won't hold up long enough for a battle scene, and the wooden ones are too thick and will still hurt like hell if someone is hit with it. Nice try though. " The only other option, then, is don't get hit? Seriously, there's virtually nothing else you can do.

Hey I think this is cool I bet I could make a runescape parody with the armor because it looks awesome and it is cheap... but one thing I want to ask I've got a crappy camera from 2004 its like a camcorder... or something its a dxg... and I want to know if I can use greenscreen Fx on it... (its for a cosplay)

hey man really love the episode my dad and i are gonna start on some soon and um pleez dont anyone take my name offensivel yes i am white and my dogs name is sam and my friend started calling him sambo without knowing it was deragotory

They are all perfect-Last samurai

Using metal swords no matter how dull are going to hurt like hell if it hits someone, the plastic ones won't hold up long enough for a battle scene, and the wooden ones are too thick and will still hurt like hell if someone is hit with it. Nice try though.

"Okay, so you've shown us how to make samurai armor. Now what about stunt katanas? I would like to see a cheap way to make katanas that won't kill/cut you while filming a sword fighting scene. " Umm- plastic swords? They're making them fairly realistic now. Or you could get a wooden katana, and paint it to look real. Or, you could use a "real" sword ($20 at a flea market) and grind the edge dull. Wooden sword would probably stand up the best, but the other two would likely look more real. It's up to your needs, I'd say. Example Toy Sword: http://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Sword-Halloween-Accessory-B389/dp/B000I8XYTS/ref=sr_1_1/102-7105232-8476946?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1185695312&sr=1-1 Now- for the Samurai Armor... where's the helmet!?

Okay, so you've shown us how to make samurai armor. Now what about stunt katanas? I would like to see a cheap way to make katanas that won't kill/cut you while filming a sword fighting scene.

I joined indymogul a few minutes ago after watching this episode. Erik, you are assume. You know, you remind me of a young mythbuster, bringing education and quality entertainment. I have to make some samurai armor for my films.

i'll probably won't become famous. but i'm starting on short films and if ever do i'll be sure to thank you for them. i'm using the condom squib thingy in the film i'm making now. i'll be sure to make sure you see it

wha. HUH!!?? i was reading instructions about bruises it said see in action click here it just brought me to the samuria episode What up wit dat?

I need help with sword effects... I sent an email describing what kind, but anything will help.

Awesome! Duct tape saved my movie and helped me make a dummy. Hey this is a strange request but do you think you guys could do an ep about making a fake cat or dog puppet that looks real?

That was my favorite test film, and the samuri Armor was my favorite build. And Bryan is really cute :) Yay! Keep up the great work!

hey i was wannting to know if you guys could make halo armor just like master chief just use the same way you guys made the samrai armor. but make it look like the chief's armor. look at utube jenkins video.com

hi cool makes ok i was wondering how to would make a wizard staff i want to do music video for a song that is based on king arthur

Astonishing, as always, guys. That just screams Otakon.

Samurai Armor was ridiculously awesome. Can't wait for the next episode!

Chink :)))) that cracked me up ...seriously...i am laughing my guts out...really funny :)))) Chink :))))

DarrKadski, I built a rain machine and it going to be the BFX project in a few weeks!

Ok, since veryone seems to need to know how to stab someone I will tell you. First film your actor swinging the knife. Then Show both actors faces, then have one actor spray (with a squirt gun) up some fake blood. Then show him fall on his stomach with blood all over him. By the way, awesome episode I'm going to build one now.

For over 2 years, in my free time when I could work on it, I have been trying to build a demonic suit of armor. Now with this, I can modified my designs and actualy complete it. Thank you! Plus your other projects have given me better ways in my monster making.

Hey you guys and Indy Mogul are awsome and i need some help on how to make a realistic sword in the tummy

for this armor, is there any way you could make a samurai helmet to match the armor? I've thought of ideas, but you seem to be really really really good at this. Thanks a million.

Nice...Can't wait for the bruises and beat-up...effects... but this is useful to know too.... (random other question....ummm..what do you do if you don't know what year it is to verify your not human?)

Dunno if you know, but the hand slap game was used in an "intense" fight scene with steven seagal in "on deadly ground".... i think you did it better. if you haven't seen it it's here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDgxmhApOo8

Instead of using leather, why not use leatherette, aka: high quality vinyl - not only would it be cheaper, it comes in many colors, you wouldnt have to paint it, its pretty flexible and gosh darn I like it. You can buy scraps of it at your local fabric store. As for the video, pretty cool. The only thing that would had made it better was if you had added your squirting blood fx when you stabbed yourself! :)

Loved it, though dont think I could be bothered drilling all those holes!

I have been a fan of Indymogul since the first episodes, and with the latest creation of costumes, I figure why stop a good thing? I am interested in creating a werewolf movie but have idea how to make a realistic outfit....any ideas on how I can make one for cheap?

Awesome armor, looks really good. Because of this I want to make a samurai movie now.

pretty awesome!Whats on for next week?

Erik almost looked like Hitler in the "next week" preview clip at the end.

awesome erick! :]

Hell yeah that's awesome I am the one from Austin TX wOOt!! great tut I am going to start soon on it

The hand slapper wasn't done right. The guy on the bottom, green, got slapped, and he was supposed to be the one doing the slapping...

Excellent episode. The action scene at the end blew my mind! Now I have to go home and scrap my home-made plate mail hauberk.

If you have the extra time, I'd also suggest making the shoulder pads have some curved sections, same as the helmet.

For a helmet, you could get some inspiration from this Boba Fett instructable: http://www.instructables.com/id/EB96DTBQ13ES9J6YYX/

That was some cool armor. I like the duct tape tip. ITs good for me considering I currently have about 30 rolls of different color tape.

first comment awesome, great episode and that armor looked great